That said, the biggest change was the fact that, on the LDS Church Temples Website, instead of giving a more specific status to the announced temples, now has them all listed in the category of "planning and approval". Even with that change, it is apparent to me that some of those temples are still ahead of others in terms of how close they are to having an official site and/or groundbreaking announced. With that in mind, I have looked into that status of each of those announced temples and have tried to regroup them by the most likely order in which they will have a groundbreaking scheduled. I welcome any and all feedback on such ideas. I should also note that, in spite of the fact that it seems to be in the planning and approval phase while others are just in the planning phase, the temple that was announced in Urdaneta Philippines seven years ago this October is still very much stalled, with no indication whatsoever of how long that status might prevail and remain in place. For that reason, I have moved that temple to the very bottom of my personal list of announced temples.
That said, the latest update is below. Please enjoy it, and, if you feel so inclined, feedback is always appreciated. Thank you!
Temple Construction Progress Update (current as of 2/13/17)
Current Temple Status: 155 operating; 4 scheduled
for dedication; 8 under construction; 2 groundbreakings scheduled; 1 scheduled
for rededication; 2 undergoing renovation; 8 announced. NOTE: In addition to the two groundbreakings
already scheduled this year, the chances are very good that we will see several
others also have a groundbreaking in 2017.
Dedication scheduled:
156. Paris France
Temple: Interior artwork being shipped for hanging inside the temple; dedication
scheduled for Sunday May 21, 2017.
157. Tucson
Arizona Temple: Desert landscaping progressing; exterior
architectural details gilded; installing interior art glass and millwork;
dedication scheduled for Sunday August
13, 2017.
158. Meridian
Idaho Temple: Interior painting and millwork underway; dedication
scheduled for Sunday November 19, 2017.
159. Cedar
City Utah Temple: Installing art glass windows; hanging drywall on interior;
dedication scheduled for Sunday December
10, 2017.
Under Construction:
160. Rome Italy Temple:
Interior work progressing; completion anticipated
sometime between early and mid-2018.
161. Kinshasa
Democratic Republic of the Congo Temple: Applying waterproofing membrane
to exterior walls; setting rebar; roughing in plumbing; completion
anticipated sometime between early and mid-2018.
162. Barranquilla
Colombia Temple: Concrete walls poured for steeple; attaching waterproofing
membrane to exterior walls; completion anticipated sometime during mid-2018.
163. Concepcion Chile
Temple: Exterior cladding going up on north wall; framing the interior walls; completion
anticipated sometime during mid-to-late 2018.
164. Durban South Africa
Temple: Backfilling foundation; preparing for ground
floor; missionary housing walls poured; completion anticipated
sometime during mid-to-late 2018.
165. Fortaleza Brazil
Temple: Parapet poured; some scaffolding coming down;
preparing to pour tower base; completion anticipated
sometime during 2019.
166. Lisbon Portugal
Temple: Excavation underway for temple; structural framing going up for
meetinghouse; completion anticipated sometime during 2019.
Construction pending:
167. Winnipeg Manitoba
Temple: Groundbreaking held Saturday December 3, 2016; completion anticipated
sometime between 2018
and 2019 (assuming the delays that may be
preventing construction are sufficiently resolved.)
Groundbreaking Scheduled:
168. Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple:
Preparing for groundbreaking; environmental license issued in November 2016;
groundbreaking scheduled for Saturday
March 4, 2017.
169.
Arequipa Peru Temple: Preparing for groundbreaking; erecting construction
barrier; clearing and leveling site; groundbreaking scheduled for Saturday March 4, 2017.
Rededication Scheduled:
8. Idaho Falls Idaho
Temple: Closed for renovation; finish work underway; rededicatiemon scheduled
for Sunday June 4, 2017.
Undergoing Renovation:
20. Jordan River Utah
Temple: Closed for renovation; rededication anticipated sometime between early-and-mid
2018.
41. Frankfurt Germany
Temple: Closed for renovation; some exterior stone removed; foundation exposed;
old meetinghouse razed; rededication anticipated sometime between early-and
mid-2018.
Announced:
170. Harare Zimbabwe
Temple: Approval and construction preparation phase;
site announcement anticipated in the very near future,
with the groundbreaking anticipated to take place shortly thereafter.
171. Port-au-Prince
Haiti Temple: Planning and design phase; awaiting
official site announcement. NOTE: According to member reports, a potential site
has been identified but has yet to be confirmed.
172. Bangkok Thailand
Temple: Planning and approval phase; awaiting official
site announcement. NOTE: Some reports have indicated that a Church office
building may be redesigned and renovated as a multi-purpose building that will
not only continue to house Church offices but also a meetinghouse in addition
to a temple.
173. Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple: Planning phase; awaiting official site announcement. NOTE:
Even though this was the last of the four temples that was announced most
recently, and in spite of the fact that an official site has not yet been
announced, the announced name for this second temple in Lima seems to indicate
that it will be constructed somewhere in the Los Olivos District. For that
reason, it seems appropriate to put this temple ahead of the others.
174. Abidjan
Ivory Coast Temple: Planning phase; awaiting official
site announcement.
175. Quito Ecuador Temple: Planning
phase; awaiting official site announcement.
176. Belem Brazil Temple: Planning
phase; awaiting official site announcement.
177. Urdaneta
Philippines Temple: Stalled in planning and
approval phase; awaiting official site announcement. NOTE: Even though
this temple is technically ahead of the temples listed above in terms of its
status, because it is unclear why progress has been stalled or how long those
delays might last, we could see any or all of the temples above have their
constructions commence before anything gets resolved with this one.
Key:
Bolded numbers and text denote
temples whose numbers already exists (for renovations), or is certain due to a
scheduled dedication, as well as information that is certain, such as dedication
or groundbreaking dates.
Italicized numbers and
text denote temples whose numbers may change based on the order in
which future dedications and groundbreakings are scheduled.
Underlined numbers and text denote
temples whose numbers may change based on progress towards planning, approval,
and groundbreaking.
Red text denotes changes from
the last posted temple progress report.